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Songs About Missing Someone Playlist

by
Thomas Rudy
March 19, 2020 • 1 min read

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Music has a powerful nostalgic effect on us, and when we’re missing someone these songs can help remind you of the good times.

In this playlist we include songs about missing a loved one, missing a friend, missing a significant other, of losing a family member.

Lover Come Back

Listen:

Artist:

City and Colour

Album:

If I Should Go Before You

Description

Dallas Green’s side project City and Colour, turned into a full time project and was an immediate outlet for his more heartfelt work. Lover Come Back embodies that completely and is a song all about regretting losing a significant other.

Always Remember This Way

Listen:

Artist:

Lady Gaga

Album:

A Star Is Born Soundtrack

Description

From the soundtrack A Star Is Born, if you haven’t seen this movie yet it’s filled with the emotion of missing someone and you’re probably going to cry. Always Remember Us This Way is about holding on to all of the good memories.

Unchained Melody

Listen:

Artist:

The Righteous Brothers

Album:

The Very Best of The Righteous Brothers

Description

This truly melodic song is evokes powerful feelings of missing someone, in this case, a lover. Unchained Melody opens up with a smooth driving tone, and then the song starts to crescendo with more emotion.

Album:

Description

Car Radio

Listen:

Artist:

21 Pilots

Album:

Vessel

Description

There are a number of interpretations of this song, one of encompasses the idea of missing something, maybe someone. Overall it highlights the aspects of depression and loneliness, but also how you can get through it.

Niki Fm

Listen:

Artist:

Hawthorne Heights

Album:

The Silence in Black and White

Description

The lyrics bring to mind John Cusack with his stereo in Say Anything. This song is filled a common teen occurrence of unravelling due to parents of a significant other significantly disapproving of you.

I'll Be Missing You (Feat Faith Evans & 112)

Listen:

Artist:

Diddy, Faith Evans, 112

Album:

No Way Out

Description

Diddy, at this time known as Puff, sampled and produced a hip hop version The Police’s original song “Every Breath You Take”. This track was dedicated to the late Notorious B.I.G. who was infamously murdered early in 1997.